Interrater reliability of Algo used by non-occupational therapist members of homecare interdisciplinary teams

M Guay, M Gagnon, M Ruest… - Disability and …, 2017 - Taylor & Francis
Purpose: To determine if non-occupational therapists (non-OTs) with different job titles using
Algo, a clinical algorithm for recommending bathroom modifications (eg, bath seat) for …

Can home health aids using the clinical algorithm Algo choose the right bath seat for clients having a straightforward problem?

M Guay, MF Dubois, J Desrosiers - Clinical Rehabilitation, 2014 - journals.sagepub.com
Objective: To determine if Algo, a clinical algorithm to select bathing equipment for
'straightforward'cases, guides home health aides in selecting the appropriate bath seat …

Algo used by homecare nonoccupational therapists selecting bathing assistive technology: enhancing standardization by exploring clinical reasoning

M Ruest, A Bourget, N Delli-Colli… - Occupational Therapy in …, 2017 - Taylor & Francis
Algo is a clinical decision algorithm developed to support nonoccupational therapists in
establishing assistive technology recommendations to enable physically disabled adults to …

Criterion validity of a home health aide's algorithm for recommending bathroom equipment

M Guay, J Desrosiers… - Canadian Journal of …, 2009 - journals.sagepub.com
Background Occupational therapists are experts at adapting bathroom environments.
However, to increase access to services, the algorithm “Préalables aux soins …

Does the clinical context affect the validity of bathroom recommendations made by home health aides?

M Guay, J Desrosiers, MF Dubois - International Journal of Industrial …, 2010 - Elsevier
INTRODUCTION: When there is a shortage of occupational therapists, an organizational
model that involves home health aides in the process of recommending bathroom …

Deimplementing Untested Practices in Homecare Services: A Preobservational‐Postobservational Design

M Guay, M Ruest… - Occupational Therapy …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Introduction. With community‐dwelling elders waiting to adapt their bathroom, Health and
Social Services Centers in Quebec (Canada) combined human resources through cross …

Use of assistive devices for bathing by elderly who are not institutionalized

WC Mann, D Hurren, M Tomita… - … Therapy Journal of …, 1996 - journals.sagepub.com
For elderly persons with disabilities, bathing is a frequent activity that can be both pleasant
and dangerous. Bathing involves using water in an environment with hard, smooth surfaces …

Comparison of equipment prescriptions in the toilet/bathroom by occupational therapists using home visits and digital photos, for patients in rehabilitation

S Sim, CJ Barr, S George - Australian occupational therapy …, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
Background/aim Home visits, used by occupational therapists to facilitate independence and
enhance safety, are effective but costly and time consuming. This research aims to establish …

Care challenges in the bathroom: The views of professional care providers working in clients' homes

EC King, PJ Holliday… - Journal of Applied …, 2018 - journals.sagepub.com
In home care, bathroom activities—particularly bathing and toileting—present a unique set
of challenges. In this focus group study, professional home care providers identified factors …

[HTML][HTML] Self-selection of bathroom-assistive technology: development of an electronic decision support system (Hygiene 2.0)

M Guay, K Latulippe, C Auger, D Giroux… - Journal of medical …, 2020 - jmir.org
Background A clinical algorithm (Algo) in paper form is used in Quebec, Canada, to allow
health care workers other than occupational therapists (OTs) to make bathroom adaptation …